The parents of a self-taught, visually-impaired artist are pushing the charity efforts of their son forward in Nebraska. Jeff Hanson raised millions of dollars for charity before he died two years ago, all through his colorful works of art. In the 27 years of his life, Hanson raised over $7 million for charity. Hanson's style was defined by bold use of colors in high-contrast, heavily-textured canvases that pop off the walls. But there was a reason for Hanson's style; He was born with neurofibromatosis, which causes Hanson to have brain tumors that damaged his vision. "He started painting simple watercolor notecards, and eventually, those watercolor notecards became heavily textured Acrylic on canvas," said Julie Hanson, Jeff's mother. It is this style that a group of Creighton medical and art students sought to emulate on Tuesday, with Hanson's parents, on their own canvasses. "For me personally, I'm blessed to be able to contribute to his art. He's a big donor of the community, and a lot of people know him," said Monty Khela, a Creighton medical student. "Jeff's life was about love, kindness and generosity. So this giving of paintings to live charity auctions is how he became defined. He didn't wish to be defined as the kid down the street with a brain tumor," said Julie Hanson.Hanson credited his poor vision for helping him create his style of art, which now hang in the homes of Warren Buffett and Elton John. "Focus on what you can do, not what you can't do," said Julie Hanson.Hanson's family has the goal of reaching $10 million for charity in honor of their son.Watch the video above for the full story.

Many people opt to stay indoors when temperatures dip below freezing. Not Jessica Montenegro. She found a way to make her Lakeville, Minnesota, neighborhood a little brighter."We've been loving the negative weather," Montenegro told KARE. That's because all the snow and ice inspired her to create a colorful igloo with her sons. Montenegro used food coloring to create ice blocks in cake pans, along with mortar made from slush. When the igloo is complete, her sons want to eat pizza inside. "We're going to have the pizza delivery guy deliver it to the igloo," Montenegro said. Winter doesn't seem to be the only season Montenegro shows off her creativity. In her neighborhood, her detailed driveway chalk murals "make the neighborhood a nice place to be," neighbor Dale Arlt told KARE. Montenegro chose to find the positives of subzero temperatures with her newest project. "It's cold, but at least we have the sun," she said. "I think it's going to be really cool."

Filled with hundreds of rubber ducks and a mix of photorealistic murals accented by vintage cartoon characters, the whimsical decor itself is worth the trip. But, more famous for fluffy omelets and signature sandwiches featuring farm fresh ingredients, including goetta, Sugar n' Spice has been "the" place for breakfast for over forty years! The staff, lead by owner, Steven Frankel is friendly and attentive and if that were not enough, no one leaves without their very own souvenir rubber duck! This funky foodie haven is not to be missed.

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